US ups Korean defenses, top admiral says forces are capable
Ahead of an extraordinary White House briefing for senators, South Korea on Wednesday started installing key parts of a contentious US defense system against missiles from North Korea. And America's Pacific commander said any North Korean missile fired at US forces would be destroyed.
"If it flies, it will die," Adm. Harry Harris Jr., told Congress.
South Korea's trumpeting of progress in setting up the Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense system, or THAAD, comes as high-powered US military vessels converge on the Korean Peninsula and as a combative North Korea signals possible nuclear and missile testing.
